Новости за 19.05.2016

A 2012 data breach that was thought to have exposed 6.5 million hashed passwords for LinkedIn users instead likely impacted many more.

Fiona Ma, chairwoman of the state Board of Equalization, wasted little time jumping into the suddenly open race for state treasurer. Less than a day after state Treasurer John Chiang announced Tuesday that he would forgo re-election and instead run for governor in 2018, Ma, a former San Francisco supervisor and assemblywoman, opened her campaign for his job. While California’s economy continues to improve, “sound fiscal stewardship” is needed to ensure state finances stay in the black. “While... Читать дальше...

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat and the new chief commander of U.S. troops in Korea on Wednesday reaffirmed their alliance in the face of persisting tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, Seoul's foreign ministry

Jan H. Kalicki

Politics, Middle East

Changes in Riyadh are a chance for Washington to reach out.

Saudi Arabia has just undertaken a large-scale reshuffle of its economic and social ministries as part of its “Saudi Vision 2030” plan to diversify the economy from its oil base. After over two decades of leading Saudi oil affairs, Ali al-Naimi has now been replaced by Khalid al-Falih, at the helm of a ministry that now includes industry as well as petroleum and mineral resources. Читать дальше...

New signs that interest rates may be heading higher sent stocks flitting between gains and losses Wednesday, but the major indexes ended up closing pretty much where they started. 

Aug. 8, 1918 — May 1, 2016

– The NLC commended its members for commencement of the strike despite the court order – The union vows to continue the protest tomorrow The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), that has commenced a strike over hike in fuel price on May 18, Wednesday, has praised its members for turning out “encase”. Premium Times reports that […]

Federal regulators on Wednesday approved Genentech Inc.’s new therapy to treat bladder cancer, clearing the way for the South San Francisco drugmaker’s first agent that uses the body’s own immune system to fight the disease. Instead of attacking the disease itself, immunotherapy agents work on the immune system, typically by targeting how the cancer cells avoid being detected by the body’s natural defense mechanisms. “Tecentriq is a new medicine that can help work with the immune system to treat... Читать дальше...

The methods of tax abuse among egotistical real estate magnates are as predictable as they are inviting.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Ned Yost said he was going to ride the hot hand after Paulo Orlando's big night at the plate against Boston, meaning right-field platoon mate Jarrod Dyson might be sitting for a while.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Ned Yost said he was going to ride the hot hand after Paulo Orlando's big night at the plate against Boston, meaning right-field platoon mate Jarrod Dyson might be sitting for a while.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Ned Yost said he was going to ride the hot hand after Paulo Orlando's big night at the plate against Boston, meaning right-field platoon mate Jarrod Dyson might be sitting for a while.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Ned Yost said he was going to ride the hot hand after Paulo Orlando's big night at the plate against Boston, meaning right-field platoon mate Jarrod Dyson might be sitting for a while.

CBS will add seven new series to its fall prime-time lineup with an added emphasis on comedy.

From virtual reality to a new smart-home speaker, Google is showing off just how pervasive it has become even as it's squeezed by its biggest competitors — Facebook, Apple and Amazon. Google showed off a VR system called Daydream, along with plans for headsets that will compete with Facebook's Oculus Rift. In a jab at Amazon, the company announced Google Home, an Internet-connected speaker that ...

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The Las Vegas premiere of “No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank’s Story” is tonight at 6:30 at Congregation Ner Tamid, and the film’s producer, Paula Fouce, and Jonathon Brent, the director of YIVO, the Institute for Jewish Research, will be in attendance.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals have two draft picks left unsigned — including first-round cornerback William Jackson III — after reaching a deal with guard Christian Westerman of Arizona State.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals have two draft picks left unsigned — including first-round cornerback William Jackson III — after reaching a deal with guard Christian Westerman of Arizona State.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals have two draft picks left unsigned — including first-round cornerback William Jackson III — after reaching a deal with guard Christian Westerman of Arizona State.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals have two draft picks left unsigned — including first-round cornerback William Jackson III — after reaching a deal with guard Christian Westerman of Arizona State.

Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) should be more forceful in urging his supporters to tamp down their verbal attacks on party officials. Some of Sanders' voters sent vicious emails and left threatening voicemails with Democratic officials in Nevada over the last few days.